Eastin, Brown highlight Springfield Invite for MHS Tennis
SPRINGFIELD — The Mattoon girls tennis team competed at the Springfield Invite Friday and Saturday and the No. 1 doubles team of Kyah Eastin and Amari Brown went 1-2.
“They both played very well for the first time out this year,” said Mattoon tennis coach Dwight Perry. “They are both seniors, and I think they will do well this year. I was really pleased with how they played. I thought Eastin played really well at No. 1 singles. We didn’t get back to the hotel until midnight and it was hot Saturday, and getting up and playing at 8:30 a.m. was demanding on the girls.”
The No. 3 doubles team of Emily Stortzum and Canyn Borntrager went 2-2.
“It was their first time playing together and they are both sophomores,” said Perry. “I could see some improvement each match.”
Mattoon is to play host to Shelbyville Monday at 4:15 p.m. and are scheduled to play Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as well.
“The tournament was down from 16 to 12 teams, but it was good for the girls to get to play,” said Perry. “The only problem I have is I saw so many things we need to work on, but with so many matches this week we won’t have time to work on things.”
Charleston places seventh in Effingham St. Anthony Invitational
EFFINGHAM — Charleston’s Bernie Jackson went 3-1 in the No. 2 singles as did the No. 1 doubles team of Alexis Orlik and Evie Rudibaugh in Saturday’s Effingham St. Anthony girls tennis Invitational.
As a team, the Lady Trojans scored 12 points, good for seventh place out of 14 teams.
Jackson beat Madelyn Smith of the Effingham Junior Varsity 6-0, 6-1; lost to Robinson’s Sarah Staller 7-6, (7-1), 6-3; and defeated Decatur Lutheran’s Rabya Hanmain 8-0 and Mount Zion’s Emma Comerford 8-3.
Charleston is to play host to Shelbyville Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.
Mattoon junior varsity goes 3-0
CHARLESTON — The Mattoon JV soccer team won their pool at the Red and Gold Tournament in Charleston. They went 3-0 and scored 18 goals, while allowing 0.
Bryer Beadles and Lance Thorne split the goalkeeping duties. Mattoon won their final match against 2nd place finisher Centralia 6-0. Trent Hettinger had two goals for the Green Wave, and Joey Garner, Cooper Bergstrom, Gavin Gonzalez and Mason Wright also scored. Goals were assisted by Hettinger and Thorne.
The JV Wave are 3-0-0 and play host to Olney Tuesday at home at 4:30.
Charleston JV competes against varsity teams
CHARLESTON — Due to one varsity team dropping out of the Red and Gold Tournament the Charleston junior varsity competed against varsity teams. The Trojans fell to Effingham 4-2 with Blake Garrett scoring the first goal and earning an assist to Eugene Ohba. Charleston fell to Newton and Murphysboro Saturday by identical scores of 4-0.
The Trojans are to travel to Lincoln Sept. 4.
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